Eurofins Biomnis code

CC2

Synonyms

• Complement - C2 fraction
• C2 fraction - complement

Specialty

Immunology

Clinical significance

Component C2 is involved in the classic complement activation pathway. After cleavage by C1s, C2 enters into the composition of the C3 and C5 convertases.Homozygous C2 deficiency is the most common of the full congenital complement component deficiencies and half of the subjects thus affected present with a lupus-like syndrome with, in some cases, renal involvement or recurrent infections.

Preanalytics

• 1 mL :
• serum (do not use 10 mL tube)
•   FROZEN
• Freezing within 4 hours

• A tube specifically for this analysis : No

Methodology

Radial immunodiffusion

Turnaround time

1 week